Letters to the Editor
One particular scene of ‘Unplanned’ impactful
By Letter to the Editor on October 16th, 2019
Re: “Regrettably, ‘Unplanned’ can’t be unseen,” Sept. 30 I too, attended the showing of the movie, “Unplanned” at the Monarch Theatre. While the writer of the aforementioned letter dwells to a large degree on, in her words, “obscene gore,” that is not at all what made an impression on me. What did affect me, however, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Numbers don’t exactly add up
By Letter to the Editor on October 16th, 2019
Re: “HALO has not been paid per call since one-time grant,” Oct. 3 In 2017 a 1986 BK117 B-2 EMS helicopter S/N 7101 was sold at auction (www.govdeals.com) for US$480,000 (CDN$629,000 at the exchange rate on that date). On July 30, 2018 this machine was registered with mark C-GRLH to the helicopter company Rangeland Helicopters ... Read More »
2 responsesThere is no planet ‘B’
By Letter to the Editor on October 11th, 2019
Re: “You’re up, Premier Kenney,” Oct. 5 Thank you to Mr. Peter Mueller for his guest column. In that column he compared the suicidal antics and stupid warmongering of the world leaders 60 years ago to the willful blindness and simplistic stupidity of world leaders in the last four decades regarding human-caused climate change. His ... Read More »
1 responseAdult manipulation and media sensationalism
By Letter to the Editor on October 11th, 2019
If you have not read Arthur Millar’s “The Crucible” perhaps now is the time. St. Greta Thunberg is accusingly crying out “witchery” and the world is ready to burn critics of current climate change theory at the stake. We have dismissed rational debate of how to address apparent climate changes, replacing it with appeals to ... Read More »
1 responseSome truck drivers of today cause dangerous situations
By Letter to the Editor on October 9th, 2019
Before I got sick I used to drive a commercial truck and I can say the stuff I’ve witnessed by new truck drivers on the road would make anybody grip the steering wheel a little tighter and wonder if today is the day. I’ve had trucks pass me on double lines, at uncontrolled rail crossings, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!People can take a greater interest in their own health
By Letter to the Editor on October 9th, 2019
I read recently that Jason Kenney recently said something to the effect of Alberta being able to offer quality health care for less money than we currently spend, similar to B.C. and Ontario. I’ve also heard that in the 1990s B.C. gave out home remedy books to families, although I couldn’t find a supporting article. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Climate change activists display independent thought, impatience with government inaction
By Letter to the Editor on October 9th, 2019
Re: “Child abuse in the name of climate change,” Sept. 28 Paul McLennan’s most recent angry blast against all the people he loves to hate has me wondering. Has McLennan taken time to actually talk with the students he casts as victims of (mental) abuse regarding climate change? No doubt McLennan has encountered many young ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pain, suffering and eventually suicide
By Letter to the Editor on October 7th, 2019
Re: “Semi-colon tattoos symbolizing a crucial pause,” Sept. 11 On Sept. 10 my wife and I returned from a trip to Calgary. The purpose of the trip was to arrange cremation procedures for our 38-year-old son, who intentionally killed himself using prescription drugs he had been taking for a number of years. The following day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Simple research contradicted column
By Letter to the Editor on October 7th, 2019
Re: “Child abuse in the name of climate change,” Sept. 28 Anyone can say anything in print or online, so long as it does not infringe on the rights of another; this is the basis for freedom of speech in Canada. A person can assert that Sasquatch is responsible for the Alberta recession. It is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada is becoming a ‘repressive dictatorship’
By Letter to the Editor on October 4th, 2019
An unpleasantness which is all too common in Canada erupted recently when a new Chick-fil-A restaurant opened in Toronto. A bevy of bigots quickly gathered to protest the opening because the company’s owners held what protesters consider to be incorrect political opinions, and therefore their business has no right to operate in Canada. I deplore ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Progress in breast cancer fight, but more to do
By Letter to the Editor on October 4th, 2019
Last month, new data released by the Canadian Cancer Society told us that the breast cancer death rate in women has been almost cut in half since it peaked in 1986. This incredible new statistic shows us that years of dedicated research funding are producing outcomes that are making a real difference in the lives ... Read More »
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